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Member of Parliament

Kerry McCarthy

Lab Labour Bristol East ID 1491
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency
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Kerry has served in the House of Commons for 21 years, 3 months, representing 3 constituencies. Kerry has held 23 parliamentary roles.

Party history

Labour 5 May 2005 to present

Constituency history

Bristol East 4 Jul 2024 to present Elected 1 time
Bristol East 6 May 2010 to 30 May 2024 Elected 4 times
Bristol East 5 May 2005 to 6 May 2010 Elected 1 time

Roles

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero) 9 Jul 2024 to 7 Sep 2025 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Energy Bill [HL] 17 May 2023 to 29 Jun 2023
Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill 18 Jan 2023 to 25 Jan 2023
Shadow Minister (Climate Change and Net Zero) 29 Jun 2022 to 30 May 2024 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill 22 Jun 2022 to 7 Jul 2022
Public Order Bill 25 May 2022 to 21 Jun 2022
Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill [HL] 9 Feb 2022 to 10 Feb 2022
Glue Traps (Offences) Bill 12 Jan 2022 to 19 Jan 2022

Latest election result

Candidate result data from the Parliament Members API.

Lab Hold Bristol East Turnout 46,109
Candidate Party Votes Share
Kerry McCarthy Lab Labour 20,748 45.0 %
Ani Stafford-Townsend Green Green Party 14,142 30.7 %
Dan Conaghan Con Conservative 6,435 14.0 %
Tony Sutcliffe LD Liberal Democrat 2,713 5.9 %
Farooq Siddique Ind Independent 1,259 2.7 %
Claire Dunnage SDP Social Democratic Party 555 1.2 %
Wael Arafat Ind Independent 257 0.6 %

Source: UK Parliament Members API

Biography source UK Parliament Members API
Election source UK Parliament Members API

FAQs

How long has Kerry McCarthy been an MP?

Kerry McCarthy has been in the House of Commons for 21 years, 3 months. Source

What parties has Kerry McCarthy been a member of?

Kerry McCarthy has 1 party affiliation records. The party history section lists all imported party affiliations from the Parliament biography data. Source

What roles has Kerry McCarthy held?

Kerry McCarthy has 23 imported role records. The roles section lists the most recent roles available from the Parliament biography data. Source

What was Kerry McCarthy's latest election result?

Kerry McCarthy's latest imported election result is Lab Hold in Bristol East, with a majority of 6,606. Source